PeopleSoft Debuts Supply Chain Management 8.8

Adds features intended to enable manufacturers to increase the speed and agility of production

Adds features intended to enable manufacturers to increase the speed and agility of production

Austin, TX — November 11, 2003 — PeopleSoft this week debuted the latest version of its supply chain management application, adding new functionality designed to enable manufacturers to increase the speed and agility of production.

According to PeopleSoft, version 8.8 of Enterprise Supply Chain Management, due out in December, will include new functionality that supports best practices across manufacturing and customer order management processes.

Highlights of the new features include:

  • PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing:


    • Real-Time Analytics: A new Manufacturing Scorecard delivers production information directly to a manager's desktop, providing real-time analysis of throughput, inventory, quality and actual manufacturing costs.

    • Serial Genealogy: Tracks specific component parts within finished goods to enable identification of products that may include a flawed set of parts.

    • Yield-by-Operation: Intended to improve production planning by accounting for materials lost during each stage of the manufacturing process.

  • PeopleSoft Enterprise Customer Order Management


    • Improved Promotion Flexibility: Designed to help managers more quickly and efficiently manage trade promotions and measure success across specific channels.

    • Self-Service Pricing: Managers can adjust pricing for products to reflect changes in demand or shifts in marketing strategies.

    • Cross-docking: This functionality matches received goods with outgoing orders, enabling orders to be fulfilled immediately without incurring stocking costs, according to PeopleSoft.

In addition, PeopleSoft said that Enterprise SCM 8.8 will incorporate more than 50 upgraded features that improve usability and drive user productivity. For example, during user testing, the task completion rate for order management was improved by more than 100 percent as a result of the solution's enhanced user interface, according to the solution provider.

The upgraded version also will include new installation wizards, templates and a library of pre-built integration points to speed implementation.

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